The long jump trial was one example used by Ridgeon to demonstrate World Athletics' aims of improving the sport, making processes quicker and more exciting, particularly for field events.

Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was named the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 2024 on Friday. The 26-year-old Tentoglou, who won Olympic gold in Paris last year, is also the reigning world ...

Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet ... Then he turned to sports. "My high school (in Jamaica) was a jungle," he said. "You had to be constantly alert -- ready to ...

Olympic high jump silver medallist Thelma Hopkins, who won Empire Games gold for Northern Ireland and held the world record, ...

The senior flew 16 feet, 7 inches in her main event and, running the 55 for the first time in competition, added a ...